Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MON
476
DELISTED
Monsanto Co
MON
$62.5M 0.05%
536,421
+8,170
+2% +$952K
COST icon
477
Costco
COST
$431B
$62.2M 0.05%
522,950
+11,782
+2% +$1.4M
SRCE icon
478
1st Source
SRCE
$1.58B
$62.2M 0.05%
2,141,739
+88,350
+4% +$2.57M
ADT
479
DELISTED
ADT CORP
ADT
$62.1M 0.05%
1,533,527
-12,771
-0.8% -$517K
WOR icon
480
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.23B
$61.9M 0.05%
2,385,740
-369,086
-13% -$9.58M
CS
481
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$61.7M 0.05%
1,986,404
-11,187
-0.6% -$347K
UFCS icon
482
United Fire Group
UFCS
$789M
$61.7M 0.05%
2,151,163
+846
+0% +$24.2K
IAC icon
483
IAC Inc
IAC
$2.88B
$61.5M 0.05%
5,012,053
-8,913
-0.2% -$109K
GFF icon
484
Griffon
GFF
$3.67B
$61.4M 0.05%
4,650,342
+46,531
+1% +$615K
ESS icon
485
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.1B
$61.4M 0.05%
427,822
+22,922
+6% +$3.29M
BKNG icon
486
Booking.com
BKNG
$181B
$61.3M 0.05%
52,782
+1,089
+2% +$1.27M
AEGN
487
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$61.2M 0.05%
2,794,949
+73,313
+3% +$1.6M
MOG.A icon
488
Moog
MOG.A
$6.07B
$61M 0.05%
897,953
+3,604
+0.4% +$245K
FTR
489
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
$60.8M 0.05%
871,740
+135,290
+18% +$9.44M
AYR
490
DELISTED
Aircastle Limited
AYR
$60.5M 0.05%
3,157,400
-278,584
-8% -$5.34M
TOL icon
491
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14B
$60.4M 0.05%
1,633,708
-23,373
-1% -$865K
SWC
492
DELISTED
Stillwater Mining Co
SWC
$60.4M 0.05%
4,896,505
+264,086
+6% +$3.26M
MGLN
493
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$60.4M 0.05%
1,008,550
+143,955
+17% +$8.62M
NBL
494
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
$60.4M 0.05%
887,161
-13,206
-1% -$899K
CAT icon
495
Caterpillar
CAT
$196B
$60.3M 0.05%
663,658
+8,190
+1% +$744K
AFL icon
496
Aflac
AFL
$56.9B
$60.2M 0.05%
1,803,470
+89,312
+5% +$2.98M
BRFS icon
497
BRF SA
BRFS
$5.67B
$60.2M 0.05%
2,883,434
+9,238
+0.3% +$193K
MANH icon
498
Manhattan Associates
MANH
$13.3B
$60.1M 0.05%
2,046,312
+9,488
+0.5% +$279K
S
499
DELISTED
Sprint Corporation
S
$60M 0.05%
5,581,194
-1,665,791
-23% -$17.9M
SONY icon
500
Sony
SONY
$172B
$60M 0.05%
17,346,710
+500
+0% +$1.73K